Food Service Packer – Aiu/Plant 4

Job Summary: The High Speed Line Packer is responsible for ensuring clean pouches meeting specification for the specific product flavor are manually packed into the correct retail or shipping container, sealing the containers, and stacking the completed containers onto pallets as finished product. The Packer ensures that each package has the correct pouch count, identifying codes and labels, and is organized for shipment onto pallets by their specific flavor, as required, and / or as directed.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Follow packaging and customer specifications to verify correct pallet types, patterns, slip sheets, tie sheets, and corner boards.
• Rotate between packing, overwrapping and stacking functions.
• Hand pack pouches into cartons; remove and replace case labels, inspect pouches for defects according to customer specifications.
• Identify, manually position and adjust packaging units and pack patterns in the correct orientation as

needed for continuous and efficient product flow according to customer specifications.

• Manually form trays, cartons and hand set boxes as needed.
• Manually stack product onto pallet with care to ensure stability of product for forklift removal.
• Visually inspect conveyors and other tables prior to start up for cleanliness and operational issues.
• Manually stack empty pallets for removal.
• Remove pallets with loose boards, nails or breaks and boxes with damage or unacceptable code dates.
• Record hourly checks for auditing and customer specification requirements to determine labels, leakers, codes, film alignment, carton sealing and production numbers.
• Verify pouch and packages are correct for the production run; ensure box codes and labels are correct,

as well as the correct counts per box and case.

• Clean pouches of all dirt and debris for customer appeal and consumption; identify & sort out dirty or damaged pouches and totes.
• Apply correct labels and stickers to each finished cartons and cases as needed.
• Watch product flow both on incoming and outgoing feed conveyors, adjusting as needed for continuous

and efficient production flow.

• Report any mechanical issues to maintenance staff.

• Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
• Continually observe for cross contamination or foreign objects in the packaging.

• Other duties, as needed.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Basic ability to read, write and count required.
• Regular and reliable attendance required.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must be worn at all times in the Production Area.

• Must be able to communicate with all levels of management and maintenance.
• Safe use of a hot glue gun and sharp instruments.

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The Packer is required to work on the production floor. While performing the duties of this job, the associate frequently will be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme heat and/or cold. The associate works near moving mechanical parts. The incumbent will be exposed to loud noises from production equipment and thus will be required to wear PPE. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but may be high at times due to production and mechanical equipment noise.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be performed by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms; see, talk and /or hear. The associate is required to stand for up to an 8 hour period (with breaks), and regularly lift and carry up to 20 lbs on a regular basis.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of associates under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.